Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disorder characterized by commonly asymmetric unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy, with greater thickening of the basal interventricular septum. Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction is present at rest in around one third of patients and can be caused in another third. The histological features of HCM include hypertrophy and myocyte disorder, in addition to interstitial fibrosis. Hypertrophy is also often associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. The first case of HCM was described by Henri Liouville […]